The Trump administration is offering undocumented migrants 3,000 dollars and government-paid travel if they agree to leave the US voluntarily before the end of the year.

The incentive triples the 1,000 dollar payment the department introduced in May.

Migrants who self-deport using the CBP Home app will have their travel arranged and funded by the Department of Homeland Security and will qualify for forgiveness of any outstanding civil fines or penalties, bloomberg reported.

“Illegal aliens should take advantage of this gift and self-deport because if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.

The higher payout comes as involuntary arrests and removals have fallen short of the administration’s early goal of one million deportations.

Officials say the expanded incentive is part of a holiday-season campaign aimed at increasing voluntary departures and easing pressure on enforcement resources.

Since taking office, the Trump administration has deported more than 335,000 people, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement data. Voluntary exits have been far higher.

Since January 2025, about 1.9 million undocumented migrants have self-deported, with tens of thousands using the CBP Home app, Noem said, according to bloomberg.

The CBP Home app was originally launched during the Biden administration to allow migrants to schedule asylum interviews. Under President Donald Trump, it has been rebranded and repurposed to facilitate voluntary departures.

Officials describe the program as a cost-saving alternative to arrests and forced removals. The government estimates it costs about 17,000 dollars to arrest, detain and remove a migrant. Even with the increased payments, DHS says voluntary departures reduce overall expenses.

Trump adviser Stephen Miller claimed in a post on X that “each self-deportation saves taxpayers up to a million dollars (or more) in future benefits,” without providing details, Bloomberg reported.